statto

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noun

A person with a keen interest in statistics, particularly in sport.

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Meanings

nounstatto (plural stattos)

plural stattos

  1. UKslangA person with a keen interest in statistics, particularly in sport.

    Soccer turns me into a statto […]

    1997, Hwee Hwee Tan, Foreign Bodies
    3 more examples

    During the (rare) promotion season in 2003-2004 they managed a series of results that, if it were not for a local eagle-eyed statto type, might have gone unnoticed.

    2004, Geoff Harvey, Vanessa Strowger, Rivals: The Offbeat Guide to the 92 League Clubs

    […] see if sheepskin statto Motty can snatch the Best Commentator title from Manchester United's number one fan Clive Tyldesley […]

    2005, Larry Ryan, Gareth Power, Paul Little, The Gaffta Awards

    Being a "statto" (my profession), I am also excited by the time barriers that us roadrunners face.

    2007, P Robinson, The Healing Power of Exercise

    Synonyms: stathead

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA person with a keen interest in statistics, particularly in sport.

Similar
stathead
Also see
stathead

Origin

Diminutive form of statistician or related term, + -o.

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APA

statto. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/statto

MLA

“statto.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/statto. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “statto,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/statto.

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